“It’s a great feeling to be able to walk away and know that I’ve achieved everything I wanted to achieve and there’s nothing else that I could have done.

“So I’m more relieved than anything else.”

Five-time gold medal winner at both the Paralympics in Athens and Beijing, Du Toit has kept a low profile in the lead up to the London Games.

“London has been great and I’ve been able to see a few of the sights which took a bit of the pressure off the racing," she said.

“That was my aim coming into this competition - just to have fun and enjoy what I’m doing.”

The 28-year-old from Cape Town, who had her left leg amputated at the knee after she was hit by a car while riding her scooter, will take part in a further six events in London.

Du Toit will be back in the pool on Friday in the 100m backstroke event.

Aiming to go out with a bang, she will also compete in the 100m breaststroke later in the week and attempt to defend her medals in the 50m, 100m and 400m freestyle races and the 200m individual medley.

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